Pixar Play! Parade coming to DCA in 2008

[Quacky4Donald]

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Does anybody have any concept art for this new parade? I'd love to see some! Thanks in advance!

...Joe...

[tcsnwhite]

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Because the idea was to showcase the Pixar characters in DCA in their own parade, while the classic Disney family of characters were showcased in Disneyland with Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams. That was the intent with the creation of these parades back for the 50th, so making the next parade for DCA pixar-centric continues that creative direction.
As for the parade, rumor has it that it will be more in look and feel like POD, just focusing on pixar, with some rumored elements of Mickey's Waterworks parade from HKDL (meaning there may be a water element). again, rumor.

[Jolly Trolley]

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Why does it sound so much like it's going to be exactly like Block Party Bash?

[SparkyLD]

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Auditions have already been set:

Pixar Play ParadeToy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille.

Requirements:

[Kritter]

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I'm excited to see this parade!

and does it really matter if a name or show/parade has an exclamation point or not?

If it's that big of a problem why don't you work for Disney and stop complaining about it...

[pratt55]

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FYI, thank you for the plug at the LA Times regarding this thread...

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=844

Congrats on the plug "master mouse sleuth"

[Darkbeer]

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FYI, thank you for the plug at the LA Times regarding this thread...

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=844

[techskip]

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Well, if you see it as "pawned off" then I guess that explains your perspective. Which is fine, but I see it as DCE seeing something that worked and was successful, and utilizing somewhere else, in a park that needs a boost in new entertainment offerings.
If it wasn't moving, most likely it would end anyway and the new parade would be coming, or it would have just continued in its slightly scaled down form. Or, god forbid, they could have taken it out completely, and not replaced it with anything.
I guess it is all in how you see it. Truly.

I would venture to say it is a combination of the two. I see it as the company attempting to run the cheap way out (big surprise) by recycling a semi popular parade instead of the more expensive route of imagining, developing, and creating a brand new guests experience that would be unique to a specific park. Why be creative when you can simply recycle the same idea, slap the Pixar/Disney brand on it and call it a day.

[BigPigletFan]

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And one more comment, reading all this info (aka Press stuff), DCA was hardly mentioned, but all the WDW parks were mentioned individually... A very interesting comment on the attitude of Disney....

The marketing of the individual WDW parks hasn't been done in years. It should be interesting to see how this unfolds...

[tcsnwhite]

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And if it was truly such a success, it wouldn't have to be pawned off on another park so quickly. Truly.

Well, if you see it as "pawned off" then I guess that explains your perspective. Which is fine, but I see it as DCE seeing something that worked and was successful, and utilizing somewhere else, in a park that needs a boost in new entertainment offerings.
If it wasn't moving, most likely it would end anyway and the new parade would be coming, or it would have just continued in its slightly scaled down form. Or, god forbid, they could have taken it out completely, and not replaced it with anything.
I guess it is all in how you see it. Truly.

[GhostHostJeff]

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Nope just talked to a valet, its opening and finale units in there.

I stated this. I don't understand why you feel the need to correct everything I say. I work at the Disneyland Resort for parades, I don't tell you where stuff is at Walt Disney World because I don't know this. I do know where the floats are, and which ones are in each warehouse. That is apart of my job. I just don't appreciate when people tell me that I'm wrong about my job when I work there.

[techskip]

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The only thing I have to say about the new parade coming next year is that it's sure a tongue twister...

Pixar Play Parade (now say that 3 times fast).

That is the shorthand version it was supposed to be Pixar's Pathetically Predictable Possibly Painful Presumably Posh Prancing Play Parade.

[WSVR]

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If it was truly such a failure, I highly, highly doubt it would be going to another park. Truly.

And if it was truly such a success, it wouldn't have to be pawned off on another park so quickly. Truly.

Put a parade in there that truly pleases the masses and people will stroll the 100 yards to see it.

[1FoolishMortal]

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Nope just talked to a valet, its opening and finale units in there.

That's basically what he just stated.

[SparkyLD]

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Hi, I was a valet as well. There is the American Unit and second unit of the parade, the drum and train unit.

Nope just talked to a valet, its opening and finale units in there.

[DisneylandFan1997]

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i used to clean the Block Party Bash floats when i was working at DCA in 2005, im pretty sure that they are in bad repair no, with all the dancing and kicking that has been on them. But it will be good to get these shipped off to MGM and we will be getting a new parade, also theres a rumor that Parade of Dreams will be shipped off to Magic Kingdom in 2009, and a new parade will debut just in time for Disneyland's 55th Anniversary.

[DisneyFunGuy]

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The only thing I have to say about the new parade coming next year is that it's sure a tongue twister...

Pixar Play Parade (now say that 3 times fast).

You think they could come up with something different, something a bit more jazzy or eye catching.

But hey, it's a new parade and I'm excited about it.

[GhostHostJeff]

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From what i have heard from a valet, he said that the only unit stored in Wharf house is the to honor america unit.

Hi, I was a valet as well. There is the American Unit and second unit of the parade, the drum and train unit.

[SparkyLD]

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I believe one was sold off to a musuem. Also you are somewhat incorrect where the units are stored. Some units are stored in the warehouse by Scremin and two in the wharf.

From what i have heard from a valet, he said that the only unit stored in Wharf house is the to honor america unit.

[GhostHostJeff]

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Which of the two warehouses do you speak of? Block Party Bash is stored in the wharf house near the screamin station, and DEP is stored in the one behind screamin. They arent big in width, but they are long. Most of the space taken up in the DEP warehouse has the To Honor America Unit. The Wharf house has BPB and currently also stores the units for "Mickey's Trick or Treat in the Street in the Parade".

Now what I dont understand, is if the units were destoyed, why would they bring them back. If they would just break up the tightly compacted sections and add small gaps between the units the parade would be longer, plus those units were a bit big, the pinocchio ones, I dont see them making the turn from the backstage road to the start gate, then around sunshine.

And MK had there own units, cause they were sent to paris.

I believe one was sold off to a musuem. Also you are somewhat incorrect where the units are stored. Some units are stored in the warehouse by Scremin and two in the wharf.